Staying healthy, eating right, and exercising isn’t just another chore to add to your to do list, a healthy and fit lifestyle can help you stay mentally focused as well. Even more important, it can set the stage for the rest of your life. Take it from Carolyn Moos, she’s not just an accomplished athlete (former WNBA player and Junior Olympic USA Basketball gold medalist) but she is an accomplished scholar as well (B.A. from Stanford and M.A. from University of Southern California where she focused on prevention over prescriptions and promotion of lifestyle modification). She is also an ACE certified personal trainer and nutrition consultant, providing online nutrition log analysis, menu planning by e-mail, phone and text. She works with everyone from pro athletes, to expectant mothers, students, elderly and elite/pro athletes. She is happy to share her wisdom with you and encourages you to visit her website at www.fitforlivinglife.com.

I spoke with her about how nutrition and exercise can help you stay focused in high school, but I learned so much more. Now I’m sharing with you her best advice for getting healthy in high school and staying healthy for life.

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